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[laughs] that is so scary. they so gotta use that. [laughs] . complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is the 10:00 on ktvu channel 2. >> taking the blame. the berkeley police chief offers an apology for his questionable actions regarding a bay area newspaper report. >> i'm falling omy sword because i'm in the wrong completely about. good evening, i'm eric rasmussen, in for ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmesment ma culpa comes from the berkeley police chief. chief michael mehan should have known better than to send an officer to pay an after
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midnight visit to a newspaper reporter's house, ordering him to change his story. ktvu's jade hernandez is live in berkeley, where she talked with both the chief and that reporter. >> reporter: jade. >> reporter: the reporter involved says the berkeley police chief overstepped his bounds and for the first time in his 23 years as a journalist, oakley felt intimidated. tonight the chief explained his motives. >> you need to know what happened. >> reporter: police chief meehan indicated that at this meeting emotions ran high, discussing the beating death of a berkeley neighbor. >> i have been dealing with this fairly emotional event that we had. >> reporter: afterwards an oakland tribune reporter in the crowd got a knock on the door the a police officer sergeant indicated that the reporter needed to amend his story. the chief disagreed with some of the facts. >> i saw this article come out late at neat and think, hey, i'm going deal with it right
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now. >> reporter: today, as berkeley officers performed daley duties the chief at headquarters was busy with reporters explaining himself. >> the reasons really don't matter. it was just a significant error on my part. i put him in apawkward position. shouldn't have done it. >> reporter: by phone the tribune reporter doug oakley says he takes the chief's apology at face value. >> the chief wanted changes made right then and there at 1:00 a.m. i said, no. i can't do it. >> reporter: by 7:00 the next morning, oakley made minor changes, but it wasn't enough. >> he got his foot in the door and wanted more changes and something was wrong there. >> i feel badly because my heart and head, that is not where i was going with that, but i realize it could be perceived that way and feel badly about that and i can tell you that it won't happen again. >> reporter: the chief says he formally apologized in an e-mail sent directly to oakley. oakley says he doesn't plan to
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sue and will report to work on monday. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. berkeley's internal city manager released a statement saying, "there was no justification for contacting the reporter in this way. and the chief understands that the more appropriate response to his concerns about inaccurate statements in the alter should have been to wait until the following day and make contact by phone or e- mail." . >> a shooting in san francisco's mission district has left a man dead. had happened just before 7:30 last night near the corner of 23rd and shodwell streets. police say they found the victim shot to death need a car. he is only identifieds a 3-year- old 39-year-old man there. is still no word on a motive or suspect. oakland police say a man is in custody linked to an illegal street race. officers recovered one badly damaged car around 12:30 a.m.
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police followed another vehicle suspected of taking part in that race. the chp picked up the chase and eventually arrested the suspect in castro valley. police are looking for a man who may have been trying to kidnap a child today in livermore. police say a man resembleling this sketch walked into the livermore tennis club. he pointed at a 4-year-old boy and said he was there to pick up his sob. when an employee asked him for verification, he was unable to produce it and left. the boy's mother said she did not authorize anyone to peck up her son. the man is described as in his 40s, 6' tall, 200 pounds with blond hair and long sideburns. a 92-year-old woman was severely burned inside a house fire in hayward, but she might have never made it out alive if not for her own son risking his life to save her. ktvu's patti lee is liver in san francisco, where she talked to family members holding vigil. >> we're live at st. francis
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memorial hospital where family members are keeping watch offer their loved ones. >> reporter: luis ramirez checks the he used to call hospitals all afternoon to track down family members severely burned in this house fire. >> we got news that something happened and couldn't get a hold of them and they didn't know what happened he was at or what happened. >> reporter: according to family laurence laurenco aguiar was taking care of his family. neighbors told us that he heard aguiar calling to firefighters to help his mother. both suffered from severe burns and from smoke inhalation. >> most we know what the doctor told us is which is that grandma in-law is in critical condition and my father-in-law is in serious condition. >> he was supposed to meet
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family member near sacramento. when he didn't show up or call to complain, they instinctively feared something terrible had happened. >> reporter: as for what caused the fire, that still under investigation and for the family, that is the secondary issue. the they tell me that the 92- year-old flora is in extreme condition and have been warned that she may not survive her injuries. san josi police say one of their officers was injured after his patrol car was hit by a 13-year-old armed robbery suspect. the officer was treated and released from the hospital. that teenager though and his alleged accomplish police, 18-year-old xavier espana are in custody. san mateo police announced a huge drug bust.
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police said the marijuana was not being grown for medical purposes. yves estimated the value at $400,000. 49-year-old lynn tang was arrested on suspicion ofel legal marijuana cultivation. a hiker lost in the dark in poynt reyes national seashore is safe tonight. a helicopter crew used night- vision goggles and was able to spot the hiker's headlamp. chp says the man was cold, but uninjured glendale criticism of a. ktvu's loreane blue angelos tell us that some say farrakhan's remarks came at the expense of others. >> what are you afraid of? what is that i might say to
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your students or your slaves? >> minister louis farrakhan opened the conference at berkeley among contraverse yes. the annual event brings together black students from colleges across the state. >> what i got out as how we as black students can take our education and utilize it to building the black community back up. >> reporter: 78-year-old minister urged the00 or so students to depend on themselves for jobs and learn more about black history and pushed the black "the secret relationship betweenya blacks and jews." >> that alleges that jews controlled the slave trade. >>to me, that was just so hateful and horrible. >> this is not hate. this is actual fact. >> reporter: outside wheel area, these students passed out petitions expressing their discontent with minister farrakhan's presence at cal. >> i think we have every right
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to say we're hurt. >> reporter: the minister even discouraged dialogue between jobs and blacks. >> i don't personally don't care if i ever get along, if i have to hide the truth to win a friend. >> reporter: but members of berkeley's black student union say his overall message encouraging self- determination was inspiring. >> we're looking for the minister's statements in terms of how to empower the black community, not all of the other controversial things he may have said in the past of the. >> reporter: at berkeley, lorraine blanco, ktvu. >> curr president markk yudof issued this state. about 0 customers in the san leandro indian are without power following an early morning accident that snapped a power pole. pg&e says a car slammed into a pole at manor boulevard. the driver was taken to the
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medical center. power was knocked out to about 600 customers. the majority of customers had their power restored late this morning the utility company hopes to have the lights back on for the remaining customers by 11:00 tonight. a new report tonight finds the city of oakland has spent nearly $3 million on police overtime to deal with various aspects of the occupy oakland protest. the website oakland local says city records show police overtime costs eached $2.9 million as of february 2th. the website also found that the city spent about $82,000 in overtime for the public works department and that is the department in charge of maintenance work at the frank ogawa plaza. some undocumented immigrants in the bay area fighting to stay in the u.s. are taking their message to washington on foot. why some legal residents also joined in the march. the battle for the republican mom nation is still up for grabs and what a split
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decision in the latest caucuses mean for mitt romney and rick santorum. >> the 10:00 news continues in 90 seconds. [ male announcer ] if you believe the mayan calendar,
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dream act and buff them a path to citizenship. >> describing themselves as undocumented, and unafraid, these dreamers gathered on the norm end of the golden gate bridge today. >> we're dreamers united and never be divide. >> reporter: to again a 3,000-mile walk to the night nation's capitol. one of them is da silva, bosh in brazil, but brought here by his parents at 1. >>i just want an opportunity to work here and be able to contribute. >> reporter: marchers want passage of the dream act, so young,el legal immigrants who go to college or join the melt he have a chance at beginning legal status and they are ready to hear from their opponents. we want them to invite all create dialogue and discuss the equality issues so that we can in the end hopefully turn their support in favor of us. >> reporter: and one of the people making
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this cross-countrytek is actually a legal citizen. her motivation to march, family. >> randy gutierrez is marching for her older brother. >> i am fighting for them, because i believe they deserve a future. >> reporter: back in 2010, congress failed to pass the dream act, but this group is hoping lawmakers will give it another chance. they are planning to wind up their walk in washington, d.c. in october. in berkeley, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. the president of a remote pacific island has a plan to get away from the effects of climate change. the tiny island of kiribati kishat straddles the international timeline. meanwhile the island is coping with saltwater
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intrusions into its fresh water supply. in election to 12 news caucuses in two states with two different winners. mitt romney took most of wyoming's delegates and rick santorum won in kansas. the split decision isn't bothering the candidates who are looking toward to next week's primerres. barbara hall reports. >> this is on important election. you have heard everybody say it on our side of the aisle. this may be the most important election in our lifetime. >> reporter: rick santorum lands a victory in the sunflower state. ron paul hasn't won any g.o.p. contests so far, but still says it's everybody's race too win. i never think it's do-or-die for anything. everybody is in the race and there is no declared winner.
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so i think we're all going to keep doing what we're doing maximizing our chances to get more delegates and we feel good about that. newt gingrich and mitt romney ditched plans to campaign in kansas. they focused on southern states. on campaign stops in mississippi, romney an gingrich made it clear it's time for a new president in the white house. >> this president has not succeeded. this president has failed and that is the reason we're going to get rid of him in 2012. >> if you believe in radicalism, you ought to be with obama. if you believe in the declaration of independence and the constitution, you ought to be with us. if you believe in higher taxes you ought to be with obama. if you believe in lower taxes, you ought to be with us. >> reporter: gingrich and romney are focused on the south, with 90 delegates at stake with elections in alabama and mississippi on tuesday. >> major primaries in new york, pennsylvania and texas, all coming up. california's primary is june
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5th with the biggest prize at stake for the republican candidates, 172 delegates. our election coverage continues on ktvu.com. just look for our politics page. president obama is predicting a clean-energy future for the u.s. and lower gas prices. >> every year our cars and trucks will be able to go further and use less fuel. and pretty soon you will be able to fill up every two weeks instead of every week. something that over time will save the typical family more than $8,000 at the pump. >> in his weekly interstate address mr. obama pushed for american-made energy, such as solar, rather than more drilling for oil. he called on congress to end billions in subsidies, to oil companies. california judges are hoping an upcoming decision will keep their financial information off the internet. a 2010 regulation requires state-elected officials not only reveal finances each year, but also put their statement of economic interests on the web. the judges are concerned that posting such information makes
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it easier for parties unhappy with the ruling to retaliate against them, but advocates say there how old be a way to publish the information without the risk. the issue comes before the fair political practices commission next week. east bay homeowners hoping to avoid foreclosure got the latest word of the city of hayward sponsored a community event, where counselors offered advice to homers. their tips include presenting a budget showing your cash flow and to keep asking for help. >> be persistent, you know if you have to be persistent if want you to keep your house. >> besides federal loan mod if he cations, california's keep your home program may provide relief to strapped homeowners. recently bay area home sales are up, but prices have yet to climb lax somber anniversary is just hours away. how survivors of japanese earthquake and tsunami are coping one year later. and a call to the end for
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killings in syria and where president al-assad says it cannot begin and the new atrocities on the ground. >> big change ms. our weather pattern. coming up, the one part of your sunday that could include a few raindrops and when stronger storms are expected to move into the bay area.
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. dozen of protesters stage a die-in at the united nation plaza in san francisco, demanding an end to chinese rule of tibet. today marks the 53rd anniversary of the tectan uprising. organizers say inside tibet, china arrest or executes anyone who tries to protest chinese rule. it was march 11th last year when japan was struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami. when the shaking stopped, some 19,000 people were dead and japan was in the midst of a
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nuclear crisis. tonight david piper talks to people still struggling a year from that day. >> reporter: a year after the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami, the physical and mentality scars remain. this shrine stands near the spot where 74 students were last seen alive that fateful day. the children were consumed by the wall of water. one mother whose 12-year-old daughter died is still dumbfounded by that decision. >> why didn't they go up the hill? it's not' day that goes by that i don't think about that. >> reporter: naomi learned how to use an etch cavator to joint agonizing dig to find the bodies. her daughter's was found by fishermen last august. while some say this should
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remains a memorial, naomi says it it should be demolished. it also triggered a nuclear emergency, the consequences of which are still being dealt with today. 68 -year-old nobuyoshi is defying the authorities by staying in his home that was hit by radiation by the crimled fuke shema plant and no longer trusts the word of his own government. >> i realized after the accident for the first time, in situations like this, the authorities hide crucial information from people. >> reporter: david piper, fox news. and there are numerous events planned for tomorrow though mark the anniversary, including a community remembrance at japan peace plause plaza. in other news of the world,
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in gaza a second airstrike has killed 15 militants. the violence began yesterday in gaza city, killing a militant commander thought to be the mastermind behind the killing of israeli soldier who was held for more than five years before he was release the last year. the israeli army says it's missile interception system took out rocket. into yewri, nairobi, an attack was the latest in a string of attacks when kenya sent troops into somalia to crush out al-shabab militants. the al-qaida linked group said it would take
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revenge by attacking kenya. and from yemen, military officials say two u.s. airstrikes killed at least 18 al-qaida link mistants. the central command isn't commenting on the medical examiner role in the strike. syrian president bashar al- assad told visiting kofi annan today there can be no political dialogue while there are armed "terrorists groups." the obama administration is resists call for military aid or drone strikes to stop the bloodshed by al-assad forces. >> the president feelss
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strongly that we should continue the international pressure against syria, because we think that it is having a significant impact on al-assad and is weakening his regime and that is the way to go. >> the un says more than 7500 people have died in syria since the pro-denying protest began nealy a year ago. one of the world's most famous comic artists died today in paris. he contributed to numerous science fiction films. in the united states he is most famous for his work on the "silver surf ore. . a founding member of the beloved comied strop theater has died. >> bergman with three friends
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created fireside and were a cult favorite, especially among college students. people who order the new ipad on-line will have to wait a bit while apple is delivering delivery by several days. a party at the famous gold dust lounge in san francisco and why bar managers say they are staying put, at least for now. [ beep ] you have one new message. [ mom ] hi scooter. this is mommy. the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. the vegetables are cut nice and thick... you were always good at cutting your vegetables. and it's got tender white-meat chicken... the way i always made it for you. oh, one more thing honey... those pj's you like, the ones with the feet, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night?
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. we have new developments tote on a double-homicide this week in fairfield. two men wanted in connection with the crime are under arrest and a third suspect remains at- large. fairfield police say 21-year- old darren trahan of east palo
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alto and 18-year-old marcel rutherford of redwood city turned themselves in. the two were arrested on suspicion of murder for the killing of 24-year-old chew of favored and 18-year-old bernard francis knight east palo alto on wednesday. hads with a victory party in san francisco as managers of the gold dust lounge said they will stare in bess at late for now an unexpected eviction order it not materialize. a recent moment to keep the par in its present location after landlords exercised a 90-day cancellation clause in the lease. but any move appears to be blocked at this point by lawsuit. >> the lawyer said everyone still has their jobs and we're celebrating that we're stelhere. >> the landlord says the bar owners are mes leading the
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public about the simmation and said the gold dust owners knew their lease had the cancellation clause. >> crowds, stars and hollywood insiders pack the festival held at the california theater in san josi. unlike most other film festivals they feature the latest technology, along with the latest movies and tonight's festival film is the romantic drama "the deep blue sea." after that a rap party is held at the tech stud. >> the city council is considering changes to the city's municipal code to lure businesses to downtown. officials say there is a 25% vacancy space downtown. support rallied to keep the
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rallies open. they are shutting down april 15th because their lease is set to expire. exactly why the landlord won't renew is something of a mystery. >> it's not due to financial reasons, but simply because the landowner no longer wants to have a bowling center here. we don't know what it is that he has planned to put here. >> managers estimated that the bowling alley averages 2,000 customers each year and rally organizers said the 51-year-old business is an important part of the community. a stretch of highway 120 inside yosemite national park re-opened after being out of action for more than five weeks. section of highway is known as big oak flat road. rangers allowed drivers back on it 6:00 a.m., easing travel in and around the park. a rockslide severely damned the road in january. mild weather allowed crews to finish work on the road a month ahead of schedule. >> a surge in demand for
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apple's new ipad pushed back the delivery datetor on-line orders now the cupertino-based computer maker says they will not be shipped until april 19th. they will be available in stores on march 16th, which is next friday. well, the doctor is in. put your hands in the sky, deep breath. tv's dr. oz pays a visit to the bay area. >> ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo is up next with when the storm door will really open. en't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was.
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researchers have showed wreckage from the titanic. information from the map came from more than 100,000 photos taken of the area. this year marks the 100th anniversary rf sinking of the titanic on april 15th. one of the most popular doctors on television brought his message right here to the barack today. ktvu's alli rasmus talks with dr. oz about healthy living and the one thing he does everyday dr. ozis in the studio filming his show, but he is a practicing surgeon and says the two professions compliment of each other. >> it does balance my life. i am here for you and holding your hand and do this together. what i try to do on the show is
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follow that same passion and emotion and empathy. >> dr. oz spoke at the symposium and says 30% of our longevity is based on your genes. so he asked if he could do the interview outside of the conference center and that is where he showed us something that he does every single morning. >> put your hands in the sky, deep breath, push your stomach out and take a deep breath and pull yours diaphragm down and lungs out. instead of collapsing, reach forward and grab the air and really stretch forward and come down to your toes. >> reporter: dr. oz is also a big advocate of healthy eating. >> lots of leafy greens. >> reporter: and offered this trick for parents to get their kids to drink less soda. >>put a soda pop and mix with it water and your kids can't tell it's cut. >> reporter:
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it's all part of his message of holistic health. >> the most determinant of our health is our heart. >> reporter: allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. well, our spring-like weather pattern has come to a halt for the last week of winter, some changes is already pushing back into the bare. cloud cover and cooler temperatures and rain showers moving into northern part of the state. these showers will be approach your local neighborhood as we head into your sunday morning, especially just after sunrise. this was the scene looking out towards the bay. you can see the cloud cover moving into the region. kind of neat here with the clouds kind of pushing right into the cameras. you probably felt that sprong breeze earlier this evening and also some drizzle falling from that low cloud deck as well. headlines for tonight, clouds and fog. tomorrow cooler and we bringing
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in some showers chances and next week we could be tracking multiple storms to produce moderate to heavy rainfall. first thing tomorrow morning, scattered showers from san francisco and oakland northward. most of the region starting out sunday morning in the lower to mid-40s. this is the first system a fairly beak one, but still showers likely in the north bay. a chance elsewhere. monday not too much happening, but we do have action happening out in the pacific. storms developing and as a result, as we take this into next week, tuesday, rain increases, especially for the north bay. heavy rain possible wednesday into thursday. we'll have some breaks in the timeframe, but still could be tracking moderate to heavy rainfall, especially like now it looks like the wednesday morning commute could be an extra challenge. our rain will mean for snow in the sierra and snowfall will be on the order of 1-2', but snow levels will be going up, up to
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7,000', because these were warmer storms that will be moving onshore. forecast model tomorrow morning, 9:00, the rain showers pushing into parts of north bay and possibly the center portions of the bay. not a lot to show you down towards san josi, but still the chance. throughout the afternoon hours the clouds clear out with skies becoming partly cloudy. temperatures for tomorrow, everyone continues to cool off and that mameans the warmest locations around 60 degrees for san josi and morgan hill. here is a look ahead, your five- day forecast with your weekend always in view. monday we're going to hold on to the slight chance of showers an then go with the rain clouds for tuesday and wednesday. right now timing on wednesday morning's commute could be a rough one and possibly more raindrops into thursday. so over the next few days we're going try to add more detail to the timing and intensity, but at least for right now, in general, plan on more wet weather over the the next few days. >> thank you, mark. and just a reminder that tonight we spring forward to daylight saving time. we lose an hour at 2:00 a.m.
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officially, odon't forget to set your clocks ahead before you go to bed tonight. >> in some breaking news we're following. we're just getting word of a house fire in alameda, that killed a plan and his dog. firefighters say they were called to the home around 8:40 this evening. firefighters say when he they arrived that man was in cardiac arrest. as we taken to the hospital, where he later died. investigators say at this point it appears that that fire tonight started in the kitchent. kitchen. coming up next the goldier state warriors have another scare as steph curry gets hurt again. at 90 calories, you can have brownies again. ♪ fiber one 90 calorie brownies.
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. good evening everyone and welcome to this saturday night edition of sportswrap over the last weeks we have been watching the unraveling the san josi sharks and nothing about that change tonight in phoenix. shark fans taking this one in on the road, but their team gave them little to celebrate. sharks and coyotes with a scoreless 1st period, but phoenix brought through in the 2nd, stone turned back by niemi, but boedker with the rebound. mike smith wasn't giving up anything tonight. smith made 45 saves for his second shutout against san josi this year. then later in the 2nd, too much traffic in front of the net and niemi with stands one onslaught. the coyotes with one more in the 3rd and win 3-0. of the sharks have lost five in a row,

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